Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star batter Virat Kohli on Sunday scripted historical past as he slammed his seventh Indian Premier League (IPL) century, changing into the primary participant to hit probably the most a whole bunch within the event historical past.
It was a 60-ball 100, a knock studded with 13 fours and 1 sixes, however Kohli made it a degree to remain true to his approach, with every of these runs coming by way of correct cricketing photographs. Kohli slammed back-to-back centuries for RCB, scoring his seventh ton within the event’s historical past. A masterful knock from the run machine achieved this feat throughout a match in opposition to Gujarat Titans of their do-or-die match of IPL 2023. (IPL 2023: All Of Virat Kohli’s Centuries For Royal Challengers Bangalore – In Pics)
After his sensational knock which was additionally his second consecutive hundred within the IPL 2023 season, social media couldn’t hold calm.
Checkout the reactions right here:
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Only King Kohli issues #ViratKohli #KingKohli #RCBvsGT #IPL2O23 pic.twitter.com/o9DpTO4XlJ
— Kangkan Barman (@Kangkan31524515) May 21, 2023
With the form of Fitness Virat kohli has he’ll play until 2029 #RCBvsGT #GTvsRCB pic.twitter.com/ZKtP0CrXZq
— Pandu Raj (@CSKianPanduRaj) May 21, 2023
Back to Back Hundreds for Virat Kohli in #IPL2O23#GTvsRCB #MIvSRH #RCBvGT #GTvRCB #RCBvsGT #RohitSharma #Naveen #ViratKohli #KingKohli #siraj #Anushka #GOAT #RoyalChallengersBangalore #MumbaiIndians #SRHvsMI #IPLPlayOffs #OneFamily #Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/JtwIA5bNY7
— Sumit Mukherjee (@Who_Sumit) May 21, 2023
#RCBvGT
King Kohli again again centuries #KingKohli #GOAT #RCB
— Sachin T Okay (@tk16_t) May 21, 2023
King Kohli #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/Dw0z900hZm
— Priya Jaiswal (@Jaiswal_Priya_) May 21, 2023
The Man, The Myth, The Legend.
Virat Kohli. pic.twitter.com/J2Xnk7XcGB
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 21, 2023
It was Kohli’s seventh century in IPLs – overtaking the document set by Chris Gayle (6) – and strengthened his enduring influence within the format, approaching the again of debate over whether or not his strike price within the center overs hampers the staff.
After slamming a ton within the match in opposition to GT, Kohli stated on the presentation, “We would have taken that with both hands once we were five wickets down. We pretty much pulled things back towards the end. Close to 200 is a winnable score for me. It’s upon the bowlers to execute. I felt great. A lot of people think that my T20 cricket is declining, but I don’t think so. I look to hit gaps and then the big ones towards the end. You have to read situations and rise up to the situations. I feel really good about my game at the moment. Spin wasn’t easy to get away from. There’s enough on this pitch for our bowlers. What matters is to stay in the present. I wasn’t focusing on the rain, focused on what I need to do for the team.”
Coming to the match, it was a classic Virat Kohli present as Gujarat Titans bowlers discovered themselves helpless in entrance of his chic knock of 101* on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.
RCB made a classic begin to the sport as Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli showcased their batting abilities and skill to dictate the stream of the sport early within the innings. Their partnership was as soon as once more on show which has been the point of interest of the success RCB have loved this season. They produced some rollicking photographs all through the powerplay and ended with a formidable rating of 62/0.
After the tip of the powerplay, Hardik Pandya introduced of their lethal spin duo from Afghanistan – Noor Ahmad and Rashid Khan. This single transfer introduced GT again into the sport.
Ahmad received the breakthrough by dismissing the RCB skipper Faf du Plessis for a rating of 28(19). GT began to seek out their ft as Rashid dismissed Glenn Maxwell earlier than he may take his time to decide on the pitch.
Noor got here again into the assault to dismiss Mahipal Lomror for 1(3). Michael Bracewell walked in and stayed with Virat to maintain RCB’s innings intact after dropping three wickets in fast succession. Along with Virat, he stored the scoreboard ticking, scoring runs at each single alternative. But Shami had different plans as he picked up the wicket of Bracewell for a rating of 26(16).
Dinesh Karthik had the chance to show his season round by staying until the ultimate over and ending the sport for RCB. However, Yash Dayal’s single ball was sufficient to ensure his poor kind continued in IPL 2023. Karthik left the crease for a golden duck.
From that second Anuj Rawat and Kohli shifted their gears and rapidly accelerated to push RCB in direction of the 200-run mark. In the ultimate three overs, each of them gathered 42 runs to take RCB to a complete of 197/5 in 20 overs.